ReviewJournal of Crohn's & colitis2015
Optimising the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit to Improve Quality of Care: Expert Recommendations.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Role of Telemedicine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Preoperative optimization of patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2017Pooled it
- Clinical Pharmacist Counselling Improves Long-term Medication Safety and Patient-reported Outcomes in Anti-TNF-treated Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: The Prospective, Randomized AdPhaNCED Trial.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2025Trial
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- Assessing attitudes, access, barriers, and facilitators to multidisciplinary care in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.JPGN reports · 2026Article
- Models of outpatient care delivery in inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Readmissions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Five-Year Retrospective Study in a Romanian Emergency County Hospital.Cureus · 2025Article
- Crohn's disease management: translating STRIDE-II for UK clinical practice.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2024Review
- Should Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinicians Provide Their Patients with e-Health Resources? Patients' and Professionals' Perspectives.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2023Article
- Consensus for criteria of running a pediatric inflammatory bowel disease center using a modified Delphi approach.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2023Article
- Abdominal Pain in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Review.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2023Article
- The 2023 Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada: Access to and Models of Care.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Establishing key performance indicators for inflammatory bowel disease in the UK.Frontline gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Core indicators of an evaluation and guidance system for quality of care in inflammatory bowel disease centers: A critical review.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Review
- Perception of Cancer Risk and Management Practice for Colitis-associated Dysplasia Is Influenced by Colonoscopy Experience and Workplace Affiliation: Results of an International Clinician Survey.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2022Article
- Understanding clinician connections to inform efforts to promote high-quality inflammatory bowel disease care.PloS one · 2022Article
- Patient Perspectives of IBD Care and Services: An Integral Part of a Pan-Canadian Quality Improvement Initiative.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Role of hospitalization for inflammatory bowel disease in the post-biologic era.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Review
- Inflammatory bowel disease integral care units: Evaluation of a nationwide quality certification programme. The GETECCU experience.United European gastroenterology journal · 2021Article
- Surgical management of complex ileocolonic Crohn's disease: a survey of IBD colorectal surgeons to assess variability in operative strategy.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThe best care setting for patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] may be in a dedicated unit. Whereas not all gastroenterology units have the same resources to develop dedicated IBD facilities and services, there are steps that can be taken by any unit to optimise patients' access to interdisciplinary expert care. A series of pragmatic recommendations relating to IBD unit optimisation have been developed through discussion among a large panel of international experts.
methodsSuggested recommendations were extracted through systematic search of published evidence and structured requests for expert opinion. Physicians [n = 238] identified as IBD specialists by publications or clinical focus on IBD were invited for discussion and recommendation modification [Barcelona, Spain; 2014]. Final recommendations were voted on by the group. Participants also completed an online survey to evaluate their own experience related to IBD units.
resultsA total of 60% of attendees completed the survey, with 15% self-classifying their centre as a dedicated IBD unit. Only half of respondents indicated that they had a defined IBD treatment algorithm in place. Key recommendations included the need to develop a multidisciplinary team covering specifically-defined specialist expertise in IBD, to instil processes that facilitate cross-functional communication and to invest in shared care models of IBD management.
conclusionsOptimising the setup of IBD units will require progressive leadership and willingness to challenge the status quo in order to provide better quality of care for our patients. IBD units are an important step towards harmonising care for IBD across Europe and for establishing standards for disease management programmes.
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